New Hampshire Poll: Romney Leads, Trump Places Second

By Steve Peoples

Posted April 5, 2011 at 10:16am

Public Policy Polling released a presidential primary survey Tuesday morning that should probably be ignored.

Reality show star Donald Trump actually finished second among likely New Hampshire presidential primary voters to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who led with 27 percent compared with Trump’s 21 percent.

Why should you ignore any and all Trump-related news? Read Stu Rothenberg’s column and find out.

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